Neptune Avenue & Brighton 6th Street

Neptune Avenue and Brighton 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mazel Day School is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Brighton Beach, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brighton Beach
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Neptune Av/Brighton 6 St · B4
Within a walk
20 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 6 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Neptune Avenue & Brighton 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brighton Beach, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brighton Beach B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Mermade/Dionysus and the Pirates” (1999) by Dan George at the Brighton Beach station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Neptune Av/Brighton 6 St, 100 feet away, for the B4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Neptune Av/Brighton 6 St B4
    100 feet
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Neptune Avenue.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    470 feet
  2. 2750 East 12th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11235
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
48
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brighton Beach
Elevation
5 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brighton 6th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Brighton 6th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Neptune Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Neptune Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Mazel Day School
    20 feet
  2. Mazel - F.R.E.E. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  3. Family Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
Show all 12
  1. P.S. 253 School
    450 feet
  2. Sunshine Devel - Family HS Neptune School
    510 feet
  3. Tiny Bumblebees Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  4. Learn and Explore Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  5. William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
    790 feet
  6. Shandor Institute Trade or language school
    840 feet
  7. Steps to Success V Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  8. BAM Bam's Playhouse Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,240 feet
  9. Gummy Bears Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grady Playground
    810 feet

Health care

  1. Shore View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hebrew Alliance Free of Brighton Beach Synagogue House of worship
    140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 26 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brighton 6th Street or Neptune Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.